https://github.com/andreaorru/zen

Experimental operating system written in Zig
https://github.com/andreaorru/zen

kernel operating-system os zig

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Experimental operating system written in Zig

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andreaorru/zen
• Owner: AndreaOrru
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2017-04-04T20:02:11.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-01T12:03:01.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-29T11:39:13.317Z (1 day ago)
• Topics: kernel, operating-system, os, zig
• Language: Zig
• Homepage:
• Size: 290 KB
• Stars: 457
• Watchers: 21
• Forks: 27
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Zen  [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/AndreaOrru/zen.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/AndreaOrru/zen) 

Experimental operating system written in [Zig](http://ziglang.org).

**NOTE:** A rewrite using modern Zig is currently in progress in the [reboot](https://github.com/AndreaOrru/zen/tree/reboot) branch.

## Build and test

To build the kernel, simply type:

```

zig build

```

You can run and debug the kernel straight away with Qemu:

```

# Run the kernel inside the emulator.

zig build qemu

# Wait for a GDB connection first (for debugging).

zig build qemu-debug

gdb

```

You can also generate a bootable ISO and try it on Bochs (or on real hardware if you feel like it):

```

./iso.sh    # Generate run/zen.iso

./bochs.sh

```